Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28

u,. Marrow Escape from . nc tho
Hands of . Mob.
HAMILTON. May 23.-Atter O'Brien a
concluded his speech here in return ior Sne
vote of thanks passed, and when Dennis
Kilbride was engaged in a like task, a man
was observed on the platform leaning over
and whispering something in O'Br'en's ear.
It was noticed that O'Brien shook his head
as If in dissent. The man persisted. Han
of the audience now rose to their feet, peer
ing over each others heads and anxlousiy
striving to catch a glimpse of what was 60
ing forward on the platform. The CHAIR
man tried to quell the anxiety by asking
the audience to hear Mr.. Kllbrlde, ~ tne
crowd of a thousand people, prlmeo WIN
the angry feelings that have lasted since
the two successive attempts on O'Brien at
Kingston and Toronto, were not easily
Quoted. They had noticed that
THE MAN TO o'BRIEN
they were evidently determined to see whatit
meant. The man again made a silent ap-
peal, whatever it was, and again Mr..
O'Brien shook his head. Still one more
appeal was made, and this time O'Brien
seemed to acquiesce. The first sign OF
commotion was when O'Brien got up and
left the platform. This was in response to
the request several times made to him,
which he had already refused. 1t was the
idea of some oticious and meddlesome
man of a plan which he had
TO SAVE o'BR1EN's LIFE.
The plan was to leave the rink by a narrow
alley, then reach McNab street and jump
into a carriage in waiting to drive to the
hotel. 1t was the first time so far during
his tour that he did not go out the ordl-
nary way, and the plan well nigh cost him
his life. In the carriage, which was COW
cred, were only, besides O'Brien, Messrs.
Mcmahon and Roche, of the local branch
of the National League, and Dennis Kill
bride. On the drivers seat were John
Nelson. who held the reins, and T. P.
O'Brien. As they whipped up the horses
and faced the hotel, a crowd suddenly ap-
peared. This crowd proved unfriendly, for
sooner had O'Brien and his friends
taken their places than they were set upon
by
THE USUAL KISSING AND ~GRoANING,
which afterwards proved to be a concerted
signal to five men who lurked around the
building in Market square,. The
and as it wheeled into Market
square there was a sudden click. The
horses pranced and q flash of light sudden
ly o~verspread the group OF buildings where
the men looked. The reins dropped from
JOhn Nelson's hands, with the eXclama-
ton,
ION, MY GOD! I'M SHOT"
Crash, crash, crash, followed quick as
lightning, and through the bright flashes of
the flame sped bullets from two revolvers
until eight shots had been fired. O'Brien
stretched forward to look out, and as he
lid SO a ball whistled past his face and
passed through the opposite window with
out harming anyone. T. P. O'Brien, Mel
companion, who was dazed. now
yrasped the reins and dashed the horses
the square into James street and
Here there was a hostile crowd
who again hooted as the party tried to
open the door but could not, Mr.. McMa-
kept the crowd at bay, while O'Brien
his friends we're making their exit. As
he party stepped into the corridor Of the
lotel a volley of rotten eggs were hurled at
hem, but no one a hit. Chief McKin-
and his men O rushed up, but all
over. Nelson was taken to the hospi-
al, where DR.. White extracted the ball.
He says the wound is dangerous. It is or
he left wrist. No arrests we're made.
When Mr.. O'Brien reached his room he
vas smiling and cheerful, and nobody. to
ook at him, would have supposed that he
just escaped from the last OF a series of
ATTEMPTS TO TAKE HIS LIFE.
Is this dispatch is being written there is a
reat deal OF excitement on the streets,
ire crackers and powder are being ex-
'loded in all directions and firearms are
discharged, a kind OF preliminary to
he CELEBRATION OF the Queens birthday.